The tone arm looks very shiney, were they like that new was the wrong plating used when this was restored?
Does this restored XVII have the wrong plating finish?
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Re: Does this restored XVII have the wrong plating finish?
Should be gold. Looks like nickel.
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Re: Does this restored XVII have the wrong plating finish?
Looks gold on my monitor but it's super shiny. That's one to look at in person.
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Re: Does this restored XVII have the wrong plating finish?
Looks like 24K gold plating. To the best of my knowledge the correct darker yellow gold is achieved by first copper plating, then a very thin plating of gold over the copper.
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Re: Does this restored XVII have the wrong plating finish?
Looks polished down to the brass to me.
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Re: Does this restored XVII have the wrong plating finish?
On the VV-XVI and up, gold plating was used with the exception of the turntable. They were nickel plated because the brake rubbed on the outside edge of the turntable and a gold plated edge would wear quickly. The nickel plated turntable edge continued even though later brakes rubbed on the inside edge of the turntable. When did Victor start plating the turntable gold? Should the XVII have a gold edge?
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Re: Does this restored XVII have the wrong plating finish?
Our XVII has a gold turntable, appears to be stamped steel. It is a low serial number, so likely the turntable was gold colored at the beginning of production.
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Re: Does this restored XVII have the wrong plating finish?
It does look different from mine. Different shine then mine. Nice but different.
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Re: Does this restored XVII have the wrong plating finish?
My 1917, VV-XVII, 120 and 130 all have Gold plated turntables. The plating on the tonearm is a bit brighter than any Gold plating that I have seen on a Victrola, but at least on my monitor, the color of the machine looks wrong as well. Plating can be dulled pretty easily.Jerry B. wrote:On the VV-XVI and up, gold plating was used with the exception of the turntable. They were nickel plated because the brake rubbed on the outside edge of the turntable and a gold plated edge would wear quickly. The nickel plated turntable edge continued even though later brakes rubbed on the inside edge of the turntable. When did Victor start plating the turntable gold? Should the XVII have a gold edge?
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Re: Does this restored XVII have the wrong plating finish?
Agreed.Skihawx wrote:Looks polished down to the brass to me.